Fungus-Towers

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"You duck under a lashing pink frond, and grab the column's cap. You slice a chunk off and leap away before the frond returns for a second swipe. Close up, the column is the same dusty pink as a debutante's dress. Of course, it's been a while since a debutante tried to slice your head off."[1]

Fungus-Towers,[2] also called Fungus-Columns,[3] are twelve-foot tall,[4] two-ton[5] monstrosities that menace Bugsby's Marsh near Watchmaker's Hill.[6] They are also found in the tunnels above Flute Street, where they stampede by the hundreds.[7] They are aggressive creatures,[8] attacking their foes with barbed fronds and acidic effluence.[9][10] They are also impervious to most forms of damage, including bullets, though axes will usually bring them down.[11] The caps of Fungus-Towers are sometimes used as treats for the purposes of animal husbandry.[12][13]

As savage as they are, Fungus-Towers are deceptively intelligent, using their unique morphology to ooze through cages, communicate threats via noises, or even whistle when victorious.[14] Interestingly, it is said that on every St Martin's Day (November 11), the Fungus-Towers of Bugsby's Marsh convene to perform mysterious rites, which are described only as "glum."[2]

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  1. ↑ Collect the cap of a fungus-column, Fallen London
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Gentleman of the Marsh, Fallen London "He speaks possessively of the marsh. [...] Of the glum rites of the fungus-towers when they gather on St Martin's day."
  3. ↑ Hunt the Fungus-column, Fallen London "A Fungus-column lurks in the nearby Bugsby's Marshes."
  4. ↑ Hunt the Fungus-column, Fallen London "A Fungus-column lurks in the nearby Bugsby's Marshes. Twelve feet of spongy savagery, [...]"
  5. ↑ Take the Fungus-column alive, Fallen London "How does one capture a two-ton mushroom?"
  6. ↑ Where can the Fungus-column be found?, Fallen London "The Fungus-column is to be found in Bugsby's Marsh. One should approach from the Watchmaker's Hill side."
  7. ↑ Flute Street, Fallen London "A Fungus-Tower Stampede! [...] Hundreds of them! They're coming right at us!"
  8. ↑ Speak with other hunters, Fallen London "Bugsby's Marshes is the place of the moment: it seems that white marsh wolves and some kind of predatory fungus tower are haunting the place."
  9. ↑ The Blemmigan Affair (Story), Fallen London "Twelve feet high, and armed with barbed fronds ready to whip, stab and slice."
  10. ↑ Speak with a fungus-tower, Fallen London "You pat its flank affectionately, and it exudes enough digestive fluid to raise stinging welts up your whole arm. Perhaps later, when it's learnt some manners."
  11. ↑ Kill the Fungus-column, Fallen London "You make several futile attempts to stab, shoot and strangle the alarmingly tenacious Fungus-column, receiving only torn clothing for your efforts. [...] You heft the axe you brought and set to your woodsman's work. Half an hour later, the Fungus-column lies in rough slices."
  12. ↑ Carnivorous Treats, Fallen London "According to the Bishop, several varieties of dangerous toadstool can help with animal breeding."
  13. ↑ Collect the cap of a fungus-column, Fallen London "Collect the cap of a fungus-column"
  14. ↑ Take the Fungus-column alive, Fallen London "Tracking the Fungus-column was simplicity itself. [...] Keeping it captured is the thing. These giant fungi are known for oozing between cage bars, [...] You're sure the thing can't talk, but the noises it was making were too much like threats for your liking. [...] You were halfway to transporting it back to Mr Inch when it simply oozed through the bars of its cage […]. Was it whistling?"
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